JP2002149528A - Information providing system, server used for the system information providing method, and machine readable recording medium for realizing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide useful information related to a user action in relation to user position information. SOLUTION: This information providing system includes a portable terminal and a server. The portable terminal includes a transmitting means for transmitting position information representing its own position to the server in response to an inquiry from the server. The server includes a communication means for making communication with the portable terminal, a storage means for storing schedule information representing a schedule to be carried out by the user of the portable terminal, and a control means which is connected to the communication means and the storage means, generates information about movement for performing the schedule on the basis of the position information received from the portable terminal and the schedule information stored in the storage means and transmitting the information to the portable terminal. The portable terminal further includes a display means for displaying the information on the movement received from the server.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a technique for transmitting information from a server to a terminal, and more particularly to a technique for acquiring position information from a portable terminal and transmitting information related to the position information to the portable terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a car navigation apparatus has been known as a device for providing map information to a moving object from position information of the moving object. Also, a system that stores map information in an information center that can wirelessly communicate with a mobile terminal, instead of storing the map information in a car navigation device, receives a current position of the mobile terminal, and transmits map information in the vicinity thereof. There is. There is a system that provides information such as facilities on the map in addition to the map information.

[0003] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
There is a mobile communication system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 0-13961. The mobile communication system disclosed in this publication,
A system including a mobile terminal and an information center, the mobile terminal comprising: a position information detecting unit for detecting its own position information; a position information transmitting unit for transmitting the position information to the information center; And an information providing means for providing a user with information from the information center. The information center includes: a storage means for storing information; Search means for receiving the position information of the storage means and searching the information in the storage means, storage control means for storing the upload data in the storage means, and extracting the information searched by the search means from the storage means. Information transmitting means for transmitting to the mobile terminal.

[0004] The upload data transmitting means transmits information or service related to the position information to the information center as upload data. The information providing unit provides the user with information related to the position information sent from the information center. The storage unit stores information within a moving range of the mobile terminal. The search means receives the position information sent from the mobile terminal and searches for information related to the position information stored in the storage means. The storage control unit stores the information transmitted from the upload data transmission unit in the mobile terminal in the storage unit. The information transmitting means extracts information related to the position information searched by the searching means from the storage means, and transmits the information related to the position information to the mobile terminal. By transmitting the location information of the mobile terminal to the information center in this way, the information stored in the storage means of the information center in relation to the received location information can be provided to the user at the mobile terminal. it can. further,
The mobile terminal transmits the information related to the position information to the information center through the upload data transmitting means, so that the information in the information center can be updated and accumulated as needed. As a result, use of not only map information indicating the current location of the mobile terminal but also detailed information related to location information such as facilities on the map (for example, telephone numbers and business hours of facilities on the map). Can be.

[0005]

However, in the mobile communication system disclosed in this publication, when a mobile terminal transmits location information, only information related to the location information is provided. The user who has been provided with the information has to make a judgment as to whether he / she has sufficient time to go to the facility at his / her own discretion, whether or not the user is interested in the facility.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an information providing system capable of providing useful information relating to a user's action in relation to the user's position information. An object of the present invention is to provide a server used in a system, an information providing method, and a machine-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing the method is recorded.

[0007]

An information providing system according to a first aspect of the present invention is an information providing system including a portable terminal and a server, wherein the portable terminal includes communication means for communicating with the server, and its own Detecting means for detecting the position, output means for outputting information, connected to the communication means and the detecting means and the output means, including control means for controlling the mobile terminal, the control means, The server includes a means for controlling the detection means and the communication means so as to transmit position information representing its own position to the server, and the server is provided with a communication means for communicating with the portable terminal and a user of the portable terminal executing the communication means. Storage means for storing plan information representing a plan to be executed, and control means connected to the communication means and the storage means for controlling the server, the control means of the server comprising: When A control unit configured to control the communication unit and the storage unit so as to transmit the information on the action for executing the plan to the mobile terminal based on the image information; Means for controlling the output means so as to output the obtained information. Here, the action for executing the plan includes actions such as moving to a place where the next plan is executed, inquiring about a fare related to the movement, and purchasing a ticket.

[0008] According to the first aspect, the portable terminal transmits position information indicating its position detected by the detecting means to the server. The server transmits, to the portable terminal, information on an action for the user of the portable terminal to execute the plan based on the received position information and the stored plan information. The mobile terminal outputs information received from the server. Thereby, the server can provide the mobile terminal with information on behavior such as movement from the current position based on the received position information to the place where the next plan is executed. The mobile terminal can display information about behavior such as movement from the current position to a place where the next plan is executed. As a result, it is possible to provide an information providing system capable of providing useful information relating to the behavior of the user in relation to the positional information of the user. Here, in response to an inquiry from the server, the mobile terminal transmits position information indicating its own position to the server, and the mobile terminal periodically transmits position information indicating its own position to the server. including.

A server according to a second aspect of the present invention is a server used for an information providing system including a portable terminal and a server. The portable terminal transmits position information indicating its own position to the server, and transmits the position information to the server. Outputting the received information, the server includes: communication means for communicating with the mobile terminal; first storage means for storing plan information indicating a plan to be executed by a user of the mobile terminal; Control means for controlling the server, the control means being connected to the first storage means;
The control unit of the server, based on the position information and the plan information received from the mobile terminal, transmits the information on the action for executing the plan to the mobile terminal so as to transmit the information to the mobile terminal.
Means for controlling the storage means.

[0010] According to the second aspect, the server transmits to the mobile terminal information relating to the action of the user of the mobile terminal to execute the plan, based on the received position information and the stored plan information. Thereby, the server can provide the mobile terminal with information on behavior such as movement from the current position based on the received position information to the place where the next plan is executed. As a result, it is possible to provide a server used in an information providing system capable of providing useful information relating to a user's action in relation to the user's position information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect, the plan information includes location information indicating a location where the plan is to be executed. A means for searching for a movement route from the own position to the execution location based on the own position; and a means for transmitting information representing the movement route to the portable terminal.

[0012] According to the third invention, based on the location information received from the portable terminal and the location information included in the plan information, the server determines the route of the movement from the current location to the location where the next plan is to be executed. Information can be provided to mobile terminals.

A server according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect, wherein the plan information includes place information indicating a place where the plan is executed, and time information indicating a time when the plan is executed,
The control means of the server includes: means for searching a route of movement from its own position to the execution location based on the position information and the location information; means for calculating a time required for the movement; and Means for transmitting information indicating a route and information indicating a time required for movement to the portable terminal.

[0014] According to the fourth invention, the server, based on the position information received from the portable terminal and the location information included in the plan information, moves and moves from the current position to the place where the next plan is to be executed. Can provide information about the time needed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect, the server according to the second aspect stores the event information in association with a place where the event is performed and a time required for executing the event. Storage means, the control means of the server, based on the time required for the movement, means for calculating the spare time from the current time to start the movement, based on the position information and the spare time And a means for searching the event information stored in the second storage means for event information matching the condition, and a means for transmitting the searched event information to the portable terminal. Here, the event includes an event such as a concert whose start time is determined in advance, an event such as visiting a scenic spot where time is not limited.

According to the fifth aspect, the server searches for event information that matches the condition based on the received position information and the margin time calculated based on the time required for movement, and the server is searched. The transmitted event information can be transmitted to the portable terminal. As a result, if there is time left before the start of movement for the next plan, an event that can be performed near the current position of the user and within a margin time,
It is possible to provide a server used in an information providing system that a user of a portable terminal can know.

A server according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect, stores event information in relation to a place where the event is performed, a time required for executing the event, and the content of the event. And a third storage unit for storing preference information indicating a user's preference, wherein the control unit of the server determines from the current time based on a time required for the movement. Means for calculating a margin time until the start of movement, and searching for event information matching the condition from the event information stored in the second storage means based on the position information, the margin time, and the preference information. And a means for transmitting the searched event information to the mobile terminal.

According to the sixth invention, the server searches for event information that matches the condition based on the received position information, the spare time, and the preference information indicating the user's preference. Event information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal. As a result, if there is time left before the start of the movement for the next plan, it is possible to perform the event near the user's current position within the spare time and match the taste with the use of the mobile terminal. A server used in an information providing system that a user can know can be provided.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect, the server further comprises a search means for searching for weather at an arbitrary place, a place where the event is performed, a time required for executing the event, and Second storage means for storing event information in association with weather suitable for the event, wherein the control means of the server uses the search means to indicate the weather at the location specified by the location information A means for searching for weather information, a means for calculating a margin time from the current time to the start of the movement based on the time required for the movement, and, based on the position information, the margin time and the weather information, The information processing apparatus further includes means for searching for event information that matches a condition from the event information stored in the second storage means, and means for transmitting the searched event information to the portable terminal. . Here, the weather information includes information indicating the current weather, information indicating a weather forecast that forecasts the weather in the near future, and the like.

According to the seventh aspect, the server searches for event information that matches the condition based on the received position information, the spare time, and the weather information indicating the weather at the current position, and the search is performed. Event information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal. As a result, if there is time left before the start of travel for the next plan, near the current position of the user,
It is possible to provide a server used in an information providing system that can be performed within a spare time and that allows a user of a portable terminal to know an event suitable for weather information.

An information providing method according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is an information providing method for providing information to a portable terminal, wherein first information for preparing plan information indicating a plan to be executed by a user of the portable terminal is prepared.
Preparing step, a receiving step of receiving position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal, based on the position information received in the receiving step, and the plan information prepared in the first preparing step, The method includes a generating step of generating information on an action for executing the plan, and a transmitting step of transmitting the information generated in the generating step to the mobile terminal.

According to the present invention, when position information indicating the position of the portable terminal is received from the portable terminal, an action for executing the plan is performed in the generation step based on the received position information and the plan information. Information is generated. In the transmitting step, the information generated in the generating step is transmitted to the mobile terminal. Thereby, information about an action such as movement from the current position based on the received position information to a place where the next plan is executed can be provided to the mobile terminal.
As a result, it is possible to provide an information providing method capable of providing useful information on the behavior of the user in relation to the positional information of the user.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the eighth aspect, the plan information includes place information indicating a place where the plan is executed, and the generating step includes the step of adding the position information and the place information to each other. The method includes a step of searching for a route of the movement from the own location to the execution location based on the location, and the transmitting step includes a step of transmitting information representing the route of the movement to the mobile terminal.

According to the ninth aspect, based on the location information received from the portable terminal and the location information included in the plan information,
Information about the route of travel from the current location to the location where the next plan is executed can be provided to the mobile terminal.

An information providing method according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the information providing method according to the eighth aspect.
In addition to the configuration of the invention, the plan information includes place information indicating a place where the plan is executed, and time information indicating a time when the plan is executed. The method includes the steps of: searching for a route of a movement from a position to an execution location; and calculating a time required for the movement. The transmitting step carries information representing the route of the movement and information representing the time required for the movement. Transmitting to the terminal.

According to the tenth aspect, the route of the movement from the current position to the place where the next plan is to be executed and the time required for the movement based on the position information received from the portable terminal and the place information included in the plan information. Can provide information about

[0027] An information providing method according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is directed to the first aspect.
In addition to the configuration of the present invention, the method further includes a second preparation step of preparing event information in relation to a place where the event is performed and a time required for the execution of the event. Calculating a margin time from the current time to a start of movement based on the time;
A step of searching event information prepared in the second preparation step for event information matching a condition, based on the position information and the spare time, and transmitting the searched event information. And transmitting to the terminal.

According to the eleventh aspect, in the generation step, based on the received position information and the margin time calculated based on the time required for movement, event information that matches the condition is searched for. In the transmitting step, the searched event information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal. This allows the user of the portable terminal to know an event that can be performed near the current position of the user and within the extra time if time is left before the start of travel for the next plan. A method of providing information that can be provided.

The information providing method according to the twelfth invention is characterized in that
A second preparation step of preparing event information in relation to the place where the event is performed, the time required for the execution of the event, and the content of the event,
A third preparation step of preparing preference information representing a user's preference, wherein the generation step calculates a margin time from the current time to the start of the movement based on a time required for the movement; A step of searching for event information that matches a condition from the event information prepared in the second preparation step based on the position information, the spare time, and the preference information; The method further includes transmitting the information to the mobile terminal.

According to the twelfth aspect, in the generation step, event information matching the conditions is searched for and transmitted based on the received position information, the spare time, and the preference information indicating the user's preference. In the step, the searched event information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal. As a result, if there is time left before the start of the movement for the next plan, it is possible to perform the event near the user's current position within the spare time and match the taste with the use of the mobile terminal. An information providing method that can be known by a person can be provided.

An information providing method according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the
In addition to the configuration of the present invention, the generating step further includes a second preparing step of preparing event information in relation to a place where the event is performed, a time required for executing the event, and weather suitable for the event. Retrieving weather information representing the weather at the position specified by the position information; calculating a margin time from the current time to the start of the movement based on the time required for the movement; And searching for event information matching the condition from the event information prepared in the second preparation step based on the event information and the weather information, and transmitting the searched event information to the mobile terminal. The method further includes transmitting.

According to the thirteenth aspect, in the generation step, event information matching the conditions is searched for and transmitted based on the received position information, the spare time, and the weather information indicating the weather at the current position. In the step, the searched event information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal. With this, if there is time left before the start of travel for the next plan, an event suitable for the weather information can be performed near the user's current position within a margin time, and the An information providing method that a user can know can be provided.

A recording medium according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is a machine-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing an information providing method for providing information to a portable terminal, wherein the information providing method comprises a user of the portable terminal. A preparing step of preparing plan information representing a plan to be executed, a receiving step of receiving, from the portable terminal, positional information representing the position of the portable terminal, the positional information received in the receiving step, and a preparing step. The method includes a generation step of generating information on an action for executing the plan based on the plan information, and a transmission step of transmitting the information generated in the generation step to the mobile terminal.

According to the fourteenth aspect, when position information indicating the position of the portable terminal is received from the portable terminal, in the generation step, based on the received position information and the plan information,
Information about actions for executing the plan is generated.
In the transmitting step, the information generated in the generating step is transmitted to the mobile terminal. Thereby, information about an action such as movement from the current position based on the received position information to a place where the next plan is executed can be provided to the mobile terminal. As a result, it is possible to provide a machine-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing an information providing method capable of providing useful information relating to the user's behavior in relation to the user's position information is recorded.

[0035]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

Referring to FIG. 1, the configuration of the information providing system according to the present embodiment will be described. The information providing system according to the present embodiment includes a server 100 and a GPS (Gl
obalPositioning System), a mobile phone 300 to which a function of detecting its own position is added, and a mobile phone 30
0, a wireless communication base station 200, a weather information server 400 that transmits weather information from all over the country in response to a request from the server 100, and an event that transmits event information from all over the country in response to a request from the server 100. Storage server 500
And a network 600 connecting the server 100, the wireless communication base station 200, the weather information server 400, and the event storage server 500.

The mobile phone 300 is connected to the radio communication base station 200.
Is connected to the server 100. In addition, the mobile phones 300 can communicate with each other via the wireless communication base station 200.

The server 100 periodically requests the weather information server 400 and the event storage server 500 for weather information and event information, and receives the weather information and the events received from the weather information server 400 and the event storage server 500. Is stored on the fixed disk.

The processing in the server 100 in the information providing system according to the present embodiment is realized by software executed on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of a computer which is an example of the server 100. Referring to FIG. 2, this computer includes an FD (Flexible Disk) drive device 106 and a CD.
-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) drive 1
08 and a monitor 104
, A keyboard 110 and a mouse 112.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the computer. As shown in FIG. 3, the computer main body 102 includes the FD driving device 106 and the CD-R described above.
In addition to the OM driving device 108, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 120 and a memory 1
22 and a fixed disk 124. FD drive 1
The FD 116 is attached to 06. A CD-ROM 118 is mounted on the CD-ROM drive 108.

The server in the information providing system is realized by computer hardware and software executed by the CPU 120. Generally, such software is stored and distributed on a recording medium such as the FD 116 or the CD-ROM 118, read from the recording medium by the FD drive 106 or the CD-ROM drive 108, and temporarily stored on the fixed disk 124. . Further, the data is read from the fixed disk 124 to the memory 122,
It is executed by the CPU 120. The hardware itself of the computer shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is general. Therefore, the most essential part of the present invention is the FD1
16, software recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM 118 and a fixed disk 124. Note that FIG.
Since the operation of the computer shown in FIG. 3 is well known, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

Referring to FIG. 4, user data stored in fixed disk 124 of server 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the user data includes the user's telephone number, user name, mail address, and preference information for each user ID (identification) for uniquely identifying the user in this information providing system. In this information providing system, when transmitting the coordinate data to the server as its own position information, the mobile phone 300 transmits its own telephone number to the server 100 using the caller ID notification. The server 100 can specify the user by the caller ID notification.

Referring to FIG. 5, the online data stored in fixed disk 124 includes, for each user ID, the reception time at which the latest position coordinate data was received, the coordinate data of the current position, and the weather data of the current position. , And schedule data previously input by the user. For example, user ID
17: 2 for the user represented by “001”
At 0: 26: 13.24 E.E. as the latest location information.
This indicates that coordinate data of 17.5 and 35.41.13.6 north latitude has been received. Further, the server 100 can determine that the next schedule is “Take Hikari 312 from Tokyo Station at 19:20” based on the reception time and the schedule data.

Referring to FIG. 6, the event data stored in fixed disk 120 will be described. The event data includes, for each event ID for uniquely identifying an event stored in the fixed disk 120 of the server 100, an event name, coordinate data of a place where the event is performed, a search keyword representing the content of the event, Includes data representing weather conditions and the time required to execute the event. For example, if the event ID is "1
002 ”is an“ outdoor concert ”
Rock Festival ", 139.44.2 east longitude
6.7, indicates that the event will be held at latitude 35.44.4.2. “Music” and “rock” are stored as search keywords for this event. “Other than rain” is stored as the weather condition of this event, and the time required to execute this event is stored as 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Referring to FIG. 7, the coordinate data stored on fixed disk 120 will be described. The coordinate data is
The coordinate data is stored as position information of each place so as to cover the place names appearing in the user's schedule data. For example, since the coordinate data is transmitted from the mobile phone 300, the server 100 can determine the current position based on the received coordinate data. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not the user has already moved to the execution location of the next schedule.

Referring to FIG. 8, mobile phone 300 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, a mobile phone 300 includes a CPU 302 that controls the entire mobile phone.
A communication unit 304 that communicates with the wireless communication base station 200;
A display unit 306 for displaying e-mails and the like received from the server 100, an operation unit 308 such as a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number of a destination, and a position detection for detecting own position information (coordinate data) by a GPS function or the like. Part 310;
A voice communication unit 31 that outputs a transmitted voice from a call partner or outputs a synthesized voice transmitted from the server 100
2 and a memory 314 for storing programs executed by the CPU 302 and intermediate data of the programs. The position detection unit 310 is not limited to the one realized by the GPS, but may be any other method that can detect the position of the mobile phone 300.

Referring to FIG. 9, a program executed by server 100 according to the present embodiment has the following control structure for information provision processing.

Step (hereinafter, step is abbreviated as S)
At 100, CPU 102 acquires position information from mobile phone 300. Details of the position information acquisition processing in S100 will be described later with reference to FIG.

At S 102, CPU 102 reads weather information from a predetermined area of fixed disk 124. At this time, the weather information of the area including the location specified by the position information acquired in S100 is read.

At S104, CPU 102 reads the next schedule from the schedule data shown in FIG. 5 based on the current time.

At S106, CPU 102 proceeds to S100
From the position information (coordinate data) of the current position received at
Search the travel route to the next schedule execution location. In this search, a route from the current position to the destination is searched using the departure point as the current position, the destination as the execution place of the next schedule, and the target arrival time as the start time of the next schedule.

At S108, CPU 102 proceeds to S106.
The departure time from the current position is calculated based on the moving route searched in. At S110, CPU 102
Based on the departure time calculated in 108, a margin time (departure time-current time) at the current position is calculated.

At S112, CPU 102 proceeds to S110
, The weather information read in S102, the preference information included in the user data shown in FIG.
Based on the location information acquired at 00, an event that satisfies the condition is searched from the event data shown in FIG.
In S114, CPU 102 determines whether or not there is an event that satisfies the search condition. If there is an event satisfying the search condition (YES in S114), the process proceeds to S
Moved to 116. On the other hand, if there is no event that satisfies the search condition (NO in S114), the process proceeds to S100 in FIG.
Moved to 118.

At S116, CPU 102 proceeds to S112.
Is transmitted to the mobile phone 300.

Referring to FIG. 10, at S118, the CPU
102 determines whether it is 15 minutes until the departure time calculated in S108. It is assumed that the schedule data shown in FIG. 5 is stored at intervals of at least about one hour. 15 minutes before the departure time (S118
YES), the process proceeds to S120, and the location information is acquired from the mobile phone 300 as in the process in S100. On the other hand, if the time has not reached 15 minutes before the departure time (S
(NO at 118), the process returns to S118, and waits for 15 minutes until the departure time.

At S112, CPU 102 proceeds to S120
A search is made for a movement route from the position data of the current position acquired in the step to the execution position of the next schedule. This S122
Is the same processing as the processing in S106 described above.

At S124, CPU 102 proceeds to S112.
The travel route and travel time searched in are transmitted. S12
At 6, CPU 102 calculates the departure time from the current position acquired in S120.

At S128, CPU 102 proceeds to S126.
It is determined whether 10 minutes have passed until the departure time calculated in. 10 minutes before departure time (YE at S128)
S), the process is moved to S130. On the other hand, if the time has not reached 10 minutes before the departure time (NO in S128), the process returns to S120, and waits until the time reaches 10 minutes until the departure time.

At S 130, CPU 102 transmits departure warning information to mobile phone 300. At S132, the CP
U <b> 102 acquires the position information from the mobile phone 300.
The processing in S130 is the same as that in S100 and S
The processing is the same as the processing in 120.

At S134, CPU 102 determines whether or not the moving speed and moving direction are normal based on the position data acquired at regular time intervals. In this determination, at a certain time interval, the current position is continuously obtained, and the moving speed is calculated based on the distance moved within the certain time and the certain time. Is determined by determining whether or not the vehicle is heading to the destination. If the moving speed and the moving direction are normal (S13
(YES in 4), the process proceeds to S138. On the other hand, if the moving speed or the moving direction is not normal (NO in S134), the process proceeds to S136.

At S 136, CPU 102 transmits the movement warning information to mobile phone 300. At S138, the CP
U102 obtains the position information, and as a result,
It is determined whether or not has arrived at the execution position of the next schedule. When it arrives at the execution position of the next schedule (S
(YES at 138), the process proceeds to S140. On the other hand, if it has not arrived at the execution place of the next schedule (NO in S138), the process returns to S130, and S1
The processing from 32 to S138 is repeated.

At S140, CPU 102 determines whether or not there is a next schedule based on the schedule data shown in FIG. If there is a next schedule (YES in S140), the process returns to S100 in FIG. On the other hand, if there is no next schedule, the information providing process ends.

The search processing in S106 in FIG. 9 and S122 in FIG. 10 will be described. In S106 of FIG. 9, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, the next schedule is "Take Shinkansen at 19:20", the execution place of the next schedule is "Tokyo Station", and the coordinate data of the current position is East longitude. 139.42.17.5, north latitude 35.41.1
In the case of 3.6, the travel route and travel time for arriving at Tokyo Station from the current position by 19:20 are indicated. As shown in FIG. 12, as a result of this search, the current position "Departing near Shinjuku 3-chome No. 3 at 18:40,
Move to Shinjuku Station in 0 minutes, get on the Chuo Line Special Rapid Train from Shinjuku Station at 18:50, and arrive at Tokyo Station at 19:03 ".

According to such a search result, an event is searched in S112, and assuming that the user has moved from the current position shown in FIG. 11 according to the searched event, the search process in S122 in FIG. 10 is performed. Is performed again.

As shown in FIG. 13, for the event, the user needs to take 139.47.1 east longitude from the current position.
6.7, it has moved to latitude 35.4.55.13 north. At the time when the departure time, which is the result of the above search, reaches 15 minutes, the travel route and travel time from the new current position to the execution location of the next schedule are searched again, and as shown in FIG. Time 18:30 is calculated. The location information in S112 is S1
At 06, an event is searched within a range of a moving distance within 15 minutes from the current position when calculating the moving route.

Referring to FIG. 15, the program executed by server 100 according to the present embodiment has the following control structure for the position information acquisition processing.

At S200, CPU 102 transmits the acquisition request data to all mobile phones 300 registered in the information providing system. At S102, CPU 1
In step 02, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone number based on the caller ID notification and the position information (coordinate data) detected by the position detection unit 310 of the mobile phone 300 have been received. When the mobile phone number and the position information are received (YES in S202), the position information acquisition processing ends. On the other hand, if the mobile phone number or the position data is not received (NO in S202),
The process proceeds to S204.

At S204, CPU 102 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the transmission of the acquisition request data. When a certain time has elapsed (YES in S204),
The process proceeds to S206, where a communication error process is performed. On the other hand, until a certain time has elapsed (S2
04 (NO), the process returns to S202, and the mobile phone 3
Wait for reception of the mobile phone number and location information from 00.

Referring to FIG. 16, a program executed by mobile phone 300 according to the present embodiment has the following control structure for information acquisition processing.

At S 300, CPU 302 makes server 1
From 00, it is determined whether or not the acquisition request data has been received.
Upon receiving the acquisition request data from the server 100 (S30)
(YES at 0), the process proceeds to S302. On the other hand, if the acquisition request data is not received from the server 100 (S30)
(NO at 0), the process proceeds to S306.

At S 302, CPU 302 creates position information (coordinate data) representing the current position detected using position detecting section 310. At S304, CPU 30
2 transmits its own telephone number and the position information created in S302 to the server 100.

At S 306, CPU 302 executes server 1
From 00, it is determined whether or not event information has been received. When event information is received from server 100 (YES in S306), the process proceeds to S308. If event information has not been received from server 100 (NO in S306), the process proceeds to S310.

At S308, CPU 302 proceeds to S306
The received event information is displayed on the display unit 306.

At S310, CPU 302 sets server 1
It is determined whether or not the travel route and travel time have been received from 00. When the travel route and the travel time are received from server 100 (YES in S310), the process proceeds to S312. In S312, CPU 302 displays the moving route and the moving time received in S310 on display unit 306.

At S 314, CPU 302 makes server 1
From 00, it is determined whether the departure warning information has been received. When the departure warning information is received (YES in S314), the process proceeds to S316. On the other hand, if the departure warning information has not been received (NO in S314), the process proceeds to S318.

At S316, CPU 302 determines at S304
The departure warning information received at is displayed on the display unit 306.
Note that the processing in S316 displays departure warning information on the display unit 306, and outputs voice data created by synthetic voice to the voice communication unit 312. In addition,
It is more effective that these warnings are performed together with a ringing operation similar to a normal incoming call.

At S 318, the CPU 302 makes the server 1
From 00, it is determined whether or not the movement warning information has been received. If movement warning information has been received (YES in S318), the process proceeds to S320. On the other hand, if the movement warning information has not been received (NO in S318), the process proceeds to S322.

At S320, CPU 302 causes display unit 3
At 06, movement warning information is displayed. Note that, in the process in S320, similarly to the process in S316 described above, in S322, the departure warning information is displayed on the display unit 306, and the voice data created by the synthesized voice is output to the voice communication unit 312. The CPU 302 determines whether or not an input to stop the information acquisition function has been made. This decision
The determination is performed based on whether a predetermined key is input from the operation unit 308. When the stop of the information acquisition function is input (S3
22 (YES), the information acquisition process ends. On the other hand, if there is no input to stop the information acquisition function (S32
2 is NO), the process returns to S300, and server 100
It is determined whether or not acquisition request data has been received from.

The operation of the information providing system based on the above structure and flowchart will be described.

The user of portable telephone 300 registers user data shown in FIG. 4 when receiving information from this information providing system. The registration of the user data can be performed in the form of an e-mail transmitted from the mobile phone 300 to the server 100 via the wireless communication base station 200 and the network 600. After completing the registration of the user data shown in FIG. 4, the user of the mobile phone 300 inputs the schedule data shown in FIG. The input of the schedule data can be performed by the mobile phone 200 transmitting an e-mail to the server 100, similarly to the user data described above.

Server 100 transmits a position information acquisition request to mobile phone 300 at fixed time intervals (for example, three minutes) (S100). Until a fixed time (for example, one minute) has elapsed (NO in S204), the mobile phone number and the position information (coordinate data) are received (YE in S202).
S), the server 100, based on the received location information,
The weather information at that location is read (S102). The server reads the next schedule from the schedule data shown in FIG. 5 based on the current time (S104). From the received coordinate data of the current position, a movement route to the execution location of the schedule next to the schedule data shown in FIG. 5 is searched (S106), and a departure time from the current position is calculated (S108). The spare time at the current position is calculated (S110), and based on the calculated spare time, the read weather information, the stored user preference information, and the event data shown in FIG. An event satisfying the condition is searched (S112).
If there is an event that satisfies the search condition (YE in S114)
S), the event information is transmitted from the server 100 to the mobile phone 300 (S116). The following description is based on the assumption that the user has moved from the current position acquired in S100 to a place where this event is executed (a place where the travel time to the current location in S108 is about 15 minutes) based on this event information.

When it is 15 minutes before the departure time calculated in S108 (YES in S118), position information is obtained again (S120). The travel route from the current position to the execution location of the next schedule is searched again (S122).
The travel route and travel time are transmitted to mobile phone 300 (S124). The departure time of the movement to the next schedule execution location is calculated based on the newly acquired position information (S126). This means that after the travel route and the travel time shown in FIG. 12 have been searched based on the travel route search condition shown in FIG. 11, the event information is displayed based on the departure time from the current position shown in FIG. And a case where the user has moved to the current position shown in FIG. 13 based on the provided event information.

As shown in FIG. 12, at 15 minutes before the departure time from the current position at 18:40, that is, at 18:25, the route is searched again, and as shown in FIG. It is calculated as 30 minutes. The search result shown in FIG. 14 is transmitted to mobile phone 300 (S124).

[0085] When it is 10 minutes before the departure time (YES in S128), server 100 transmits departure warning information to mobile phone 300. The mobile phone 30 that has received the departure warning information
In the case of 0, the received departure warning information is displayed on the display unit 306, or the voice communication unit 3 based on the received departure warning information.
12, a synthesized voice is output. When the user of the mobile phone 300 leaves for the destination (in this case, “Shinjuku Station”) based on the departure warning information, the server 100
Acquires position information at regular time intervals (S132), and determines whether the moving speed and the moving direction are normal. If the moving speed or the moving direction is not normal (N in S134)
O), the server 100 transmits the movement warning information to the mobile phone 300 (S136). In the mobile phone 300 that has received the movement warning information, the received movement warning information is displayed on the display unit 306, and a synthesized voice is output from the voice communication unit 312 based on the received movement warning information. Such movement warning information is repeated until it arrives at the place where the next schedule is executed, and guides the user of the mobile phone 300.

As described above, in the information providing system according to the present embodiment, the portable telephone transmits the current position to the server in response to the inquiry from the server. The server transmits to the mobile phone information relating to movement for the user of the mobile phone to execute the plan, based on the received information on the current location of the mobile phone and the stored schedule. Thereby, the mobile phone can display information (moving route and moving time) on the movement from the current position to the place where the next execution is planned. Further, if there is time left between the departure time from the current position based on the searched travel route and the current time, the user's preference information, the weather at the current position, the spare time, and the position data of the current position are included. Based on that, the appropriate event is retrieved and sent to the mobile phone. As a result, it is possible to realize an information providing system capable of providing useful information relating to the user's behavior in relation to the current position of the user.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a computer that realizes a server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the computer shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a table showing user data stored in a fixed disk of a server.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schedule data table stored on a fixed disk of the server.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an event data table stored on a fixed disk of a server.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a coordinate data table stored on a fixed disk of the server.

FIG. 8 is a control block diagram of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 shows a server according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the procedure of control of an information provision process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart (part 2) illustrating a procedure of controlling an information providing process in the server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a travel route search condition;

FIG. 12 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a moving route search result;

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a travel route search condition (part 2).

FIG. 14 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating a search result of a moving route;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a procedure of controlling position information acquisition processing in the server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a procedure for controlling information acquisition processing in the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 computer, 102 computer body, 1
04 monitor, 106FD drive, 108 CD-R
OM drive, 110 keyboard, 112 mouse, 1
20 CPU, 122 memory, 124 fixed disk, 126 communication interface, 200 wireless communication base station, 300 mobile phone, 400 weather information server, 50
0 Event storage server, 600 networks

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. An information providing system including a portable terminal and a server, wherein the portable terminal outputs a communication unit for communicating with the server, a detecting unit for detecting a position of the portable terminal, and information. Output means for controlling the portable terminal, the control means being connected to the communication means, the detection means, and the output means, for controlling the portable terminal, wherein the control means outputs position information indicating its own position. A means for controlling the detection means and the communication means to transmit to the server, the server comprising: a communication means for communicating with the mobile terminal; and a plan executed by a user of the mobile terminal. Storage means for storing plan information representing the following, and control means connected to the communication means and the storage means for controlling the server, wherein the control means of the server Means for controlling the communication means and the storage means, based on the position information and the plan information received from the terminal, so as to transmit information on an action for executing the plan to the portable terminal. An information providing system, comprising: a control unit of the portable terminal, further comprising: a unit configured to control the output unit so as to output the information received from the server. 2. A server used in an information providing system including a mobile terminal and a server, wherein the mobile terminal transmits position information indicating its own position to the server, and receives the information received from the server. The server, communication means for communicating with the mobile terminal, first storage means for storing plan information representing a plan executed by a user of the mobile terminal, and the communication means Control means connected to the first storage means for controlling the server, wherein the control means of the server, based on the position information and the plan information received from the mobile terminal, A server including a unit for controlling the communication unit and the first storage unit so as to transmit information on an action for executing a plan to the mobile terminal. 3. The plan information includes place information indicating a place where the plan is executed, and the control means of the server, based on the position information and the place information, from the position of the server to the place of execution. 3. The server according to claim 2, further comprising: means for searching for a route of the travel, and means for transmitting information representing the route of the travel to the portable terminal. 4. 4. The plan information includes place information indicating an execution place of the plan, and time information indicating an execution time of the plan. The control means of the server includes: A means for searching for a route of the movement from the self-position to the execution location based on the position, a means for calculating a time required for the movement, information representing the route of the movement, and information necessary for the movement. Means for transmitting to the portable terminal information indicating the time. 5. The server further includes a second storage unit for storing event information in relation to a place where the event is performed and a time required for the execution of the event. Means for calculating a margin time from the current time to the start of movement based on the time required for the movement; and storing in the second storage means based on the position information and the margin time. 5. The server according to claim 4, further comprising: means for searching for event information that matches a condition from the searched event information; and means for transmitting the searched event information to the mobile terminal. 6. The server, comprising: a second storage unit configured to store event information in association with a place where the event is performed, a time required for the execution of the event, and a content of the event; A third storage unit for storing preference information indicating a preference, wherein the control unit of the server calculates a margin time from a current time to a start of the movement based on a time required for the movement. Means for searching for event information that matches a condition from the event information stored in the second storage means, based on the position information, the spare time, and the preference information, The server according to claim 4, further comprising: means for transmitting the searched event information to the mobile terminal. 7. The server, comprising: a search unit for searching for weather at an arbitrary place; and event information relating to a place where the event is performed, a time required for executing the event, and weather suitable for the event. And a second storage unit for storing, wherein the control unit of the server uses the search unit to search for weather information indicating weather at a position specified by the position information, Means for calculating a margin time from the current time to the start of the movement based on the time required for the movement, and the second storage means based on the position information, the margin time and the weather information Means for searching for event information that satisfies a condition from the event information stored in the mobile terminal; and means for transmitting the searched event information to the portable terminal. 5. The server of claim 4, further comprising: 8. An information providing method for providing information to a mobile terminal, comprising: a first preparation step of preparing plan information representing a plan to be executed by a user of the mobile terminal; A receiving step of receiving position information indicating a position of the terminal; and executing the plan based on the position information received in the receiving step and the plan information prepared in the first preparing step. An information providing method, comprising: a generating step of generating information on the action of the mobile terminal; and a transmitting step of transmitting the information generated in the generating step to the mobile terminal. 9. The plan information includes location information indicating an execution location of the plan, and the generating step includes: moving from the own location to the execution location based on the location information and the location information. The information providing method according to claim 8, further comprising: searching for a route of the mobile terminal; and transmitting the information indicating the route of the movement to the portable terminal. 10. The plan information includes place information indicating an execution place of the plan, and time information indicating an execution time of the plan, wherein the generating step is based on the position information and the place information. Searching for a route of the movement from the own position to the execution location; and calculating a time required for the movement. The transmitting step includes: The information providing method according to claim 8, further comprising transmitting information indicating a required time to the portable terminal. 11. The information providing method further includes a second preparation step of preparing event information in relation to a place where the event is performed and a time required for the execution of the event. Calculating a margin time from the current time to the start of the movement based on the time required for the movement; and the event information prepared in the second preparation step based on the position information and the margin time A step of searching for event information that meets a condition from among the above, and the transmitting step further includes a step of transmitting the searched event information to the portable terminal.
0. The information providing method described in 0. 12. The information providing method according to claim 1, further comprising: a second preparation step of preparing event information in relation to a place where the event is performed, a time required for the execution of the event, and the content of the event; A third preparation step of preparing preference information indicating a preference, wherein the generation step calculates a margin time from a current time to a start of the movement based on a time required for the movement; A step of searching for event information that matches a condition from the event information prepared in the second preparation step, based on the position information, the spare time, and the preference information; The information providing method according to claim 10, further comprising transmitting the searched event information to the mobile terminal. 13. The information providing method further includes a second preparation step of preparing event information in relation to a place where the event is performed, a time required for the execution of the event, and weather suitable for the event. Searching for weather information indicating the weather at the position specified by the position information; calculating a margin time from the current time to the start of the movement based on the time required for the movement; A step of searching for event information that matches a condition from the event information prepared in the second preparation step, based on the position information, the extra time, and the weather information, The method according to claim 1, further comprising transmitting the searched event information to the mobile terminal.
0. The information providing method described in 0. 14. A machine-readable recording medium storing a program for realizing an information providing method for providing information to a portable terminal, wherein the information providing method represents a plan to be executed by a user of the portable terminal. A preparing step of preparing plan information; a receiving step of receiving, from the mobile terminal, positional information indicating a position of the mobile terminal; the positional information received in the receiving step; and the preparing in the preparing step A recording medium, comprising: a generating step of generating information on an action for executing the plan based on plan information; and a transmitting step of transmitting the information generated in the generating step to the mobile terminal.